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Hear The New Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three Album On NPR's First Listen

In case this was still unclear: The world, and NPR in particular, has officially embraced Pokey LaFarge. Just a couple months after posting a Tiny Desk Concert featuring LaFarge & the South City Three, everyone's favorite dulcet-toned public news outlet has posted the band's upcoming album, The Middle Of Everywhere for streaming through its First Listen feature.

The early twentieth century revivalists are just finishing a six week European tour, and the First Listen spot is sure to introduce Pokey to still more new people -- recent artists featured include Gillian Welch and Bon Iver.

The band will return to St. Louis for a show on August 3rd at the Botanical Gardens as part of the Whitaker Music Festival series.

Bill Streeter, of Lo-Fi St. Louis, directed the video for Middle Of Everywhere's lead track, "So Long Honeybee, Goodbye." Watch below. Streeter's new documentary, Brick By Chance and Fortune: A St. Louis Story will be screening at the Tivoli Theatre at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 14th.